After reviewing the case study discuss the following questions in an essay of about 1000 (1000-1200) words. Your essay should be an integrated
response, not just a list of answers.
Using SET, consider the friendship between Seth and Jason. Identify the rewards and costs for each person. Using the concepts of comparison level of
alternatives, why did Jason end the friendship?
Identify any internal and external dialectics that appear in the story. What strategies were used to manage these tensions? What strategies might have been
better?
What private information and privacy rules exist in this story? How was boundary coordination used by the various characters? Did anyone violate boundary
ownership? If so, who, and how did they do so?
Which theory alone seems to provide the “best” explanation for the situation? Why do you believe this to be the case? How could you combine several
theories to make for an even “better” explanation of the relationships?